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| Criterion |  Knowledge Modeling IBIS |  Product Discovery Outcome-Driven Innovation |  Decision Making Decision Rights Mapping |  Architecture Architecture Decision Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | IBIS structures thinking about complex questions as a sequence of issues, ideas, and arguments. The method keeps discussions open without forcing them into premature consensus. | Outcome-Driven Innovation clarifies customer problems, solution opportunities, and evidence. It separates jobs, desired outcomes, importance, satisfaction, and opportunity, and captures results as desired outcome statements, an opportunity landscape, and segments by underserved needs. | In organizations with many stakeholders, it often blurs who actually decides and who is merely consulted. It separates options, evaluation criteria, and open risks. The result is captured as a Decision Rights matrix and an agreement. | An ADR permanently records an architecture decision with context, trade-offs, and consequence. It creates continuity for later changes because the decision path stays traceable. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | High | Medium | Low |
Timedifferent | 1-3 h | Mehrere Wochen | 90-180 min | 15-45 min |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-6 researchers plus sample | 4-12 | 1-3 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Async |
Outputdifferent | Issue Map, Positions, Argument Notes | Desired outcome statements, Opportunity landscape, Segmentation by underserved needs, Innovation hypotheses | Decision Rights Matrix, Agreement | ADR File, Decision Log, Rationale |
Tagsno overlap | RationaleKnowledgeDecision | OutcomesInnovationResearchQuantitative | DecisionGovernanceAlignmentResponsibility | ArchitectureRationaleDocumentationGovernance |